Vuolo does, however, give the WRIF and owner Greater Media credit for giving "Drew and Mike" an opportunity to exit the station in a classy way and share on-air memories with their loyal fans.
That hardly ever happens. Hats off to them. Stay tuned. What are your favorite "Drew and Mike" memories and what would you like to see happen to the show and its hosts?
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Subscribe today. Clark held a pilot's license and was a certified flying instructor. Clark reunited with Drew Lane in for a daily podcast, though he appeared infrequently in recent years and was stymied by a paralyzed vocal cord. What we knew is that he was getting stronger. During the "Drew and Mike" run, Clark was the on-air everyman, his raspy voice, raucous laugh and man-of-the-street Michigan accent playing off Lane's polished radio chops. Clark piloted the show on his own from to as Lane took a sabbatical and then sought a spot on afternoon radio.
The duo's potty humor and topical segments helped reap massive listenership, particularly during their first decade at WRIF. Clark and Lane reigned for years atop the local Arbitron ratings in the key demographic beloved by advertisers.
Howard Stern's syndicated morning show was among those that struggled to make a dent against the "Drew and Mike" juggernaut in the late '90s.
Clark, a former emergency medical technician, was working with Michigan Consolidated Gas when he made his first inroads on Detroit radio, enlisted by a friend at WRIF for spots with then-morning jock Ken Calvert. Clark was never formally trained in radio — which redounded to his benefit, Fellhauer said. He started radio full-time at 37 — a pretty ballsy move. When Lane took over the morning shift in , Clark was tapped as a surly traffic reporter known as "Mr.
Stress," and quickly moved into a co-hosting role. Ratings took off. Where Lane was the more polished half of the duo, Clark was the regular guy who connected with listeners and kept the laughs going through tough economic times for the city and the region. Mike Clark absolutely understood the mindset here and made people laugh at a time when things weren't so good," said Fred Jacobs, president of the Bingham Farms-based Jacobs Media consulting firm.
He didn't compete with his partner and Lane didn't compete with him. They each had a role and they played it very successfully.
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